Dingy Dowd vs Malayan Water Shrew

Blastobasis adustella compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Blastobasidae	Soricidae
Genus	Blastobasis	Chimarrogale
Species	Blastobasis adustella	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Dingy Dowd and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.